Images of ‘junk food’ such as chocolate are almost twice as distracting as images of healthy food a study from John Hopskins University in the US has found. Researcher, Howard Egeth, said he and his...

The Cancer Council Victoria this week suggested giving away toys with meals could be limited to healthy foods only. This suggestion came with their latest study finding children are influenced to eat certain...

Australians are eating larger servings of fatty and sugary foods than they were in the past The George Institute for Global Health has found. Comparing data from 1995 and 2012, researchers found a large...

A Bakers Delight ad has been taken down following concern it encouraged children to eat “lolly’s on bread” for school lunch. The billboard advertisement in question had imagery of Bakers Delights’...

Woolworths has turned to Aussie surfing stars to help promote its supermarkets and healthy food choices. In a series of new video advertisements, six-time World Champion surfer, Stephanie Gilmore, challenges...

The results from the CSIRO’s 2016 Healthy Diet Score are in and unfortunately most Australians have not fared well. After surveying 86, 600 Australians to give their diet a score out of 100, the CSIRO...

Some News South Wales hospitals will soon have soft drinks removed from all vending machines. In a first time move, the decision was made by the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) which operates...

“Ultra-processed” food make up more than half of all calories consumed by Americans daily says a new study.   Published in Volume 3, Issue Six of the BMJ Open journal, researchers from the University...

The latest Roy Morgan Research has confirmed that potato chips top the category of Australia’s favourite snacks, a status the humble packet chip (or ‘crisp’ as it is sometimes referred) has retained...

New research has unlocked the connection between genetics and a preference for sweet or fatty tastes, the results of which could lead to a rise in genetically personalised food products or weight-loss....